thrilling

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thrilling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Thrill \Thrill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrilled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Thrilling.] [OE. thrillen, [thorn]irlen, [thorn]urlen, to
     pierce; all probably fr. AS. [thorn]yrlian, [thorn]yrelian,
     Fr. [thorn]yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. [thorn]urh
     through; probably akin to D. drillen to drill, to bore.
     [root]53. See Through, and cf. Drill to bore, Nostril,
     Trill to trickle.]
     1. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to
        transfix; to drill. [Obs.]
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              He pierced through his chafed chest
              With thrilling point of deadly iron brand.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. Hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or
        pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling,
        or exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate.
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              To bathe in flery floods, or to reside
              In thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice. --Shak.
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              Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which
              thrill the ?eader with sudden delight. --M. Arnold.
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              The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled,
              That sudden cold did run through every vein.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [Obs.]
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              I'll thrill my javelin.               --Heywood.
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  Thrilling \Thrill"ing\, a.
     Causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply
     moving; as, a thrilling romance. -- Thrill"ing*ly, adv. --
     Thrill"ing*ness, n.
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thrilling - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  thrilling
      adj 1: causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave an
             electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to
             watch" [syn: electrifying, thrilling]
      2: causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or electric
         shock; "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen lake"

thrilling - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  86 Moby Thesaurus words for "thrilling":
     agitating, animating, appealing, arousing, attractive, bewitching,
     breathtaking, captivating, charged, charming, cliff-hanging,
     delightful, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, electric,
     electrifying, enchanting, engaging, enlivening, enravishing,
     enthralling, entrancing, exciting, exhilarating, exquisite,
     fascinating, fetching, galvanic, galvanizing, gripping, heady,
     heart-expanding, heart-robbing, heart-stirring, heart-swelling,
     heart-thrilling, impressive, inflammatory, intoxicating,
     intriguing, inviting, irresistible, jarring, jolting, lovely,
     luxurious, maddening, mind-blowing, moving, overcoming,
     overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, perturbing, piquant,
     prepossessing, provocative, provoking, ravishing, riveting,
     rousing, sensational, sensuous, soul-stirring, spirit-stirring,
     stimulating, stimulative, stirring, striking, suspenseful,
     suspensive, taking, tantalizing, telling, tempting, thrilly,
     titillating, titillative, troubling, unsettling, upsetting,
     voluptuous, winning, winsome, witching